Feel free not to read this if you're interested in the ongoing d20 Modern discussion, as it is addressed to PhoneLobster.
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It strikes me as hilarious that someone who said he was utterly secure in his enjoyment of his community and in his sense of self worth takes openly offense so lightly.
Whether or not your remarks are somehow making me insecure (and I find it amusing that you seem to have fixated on this point) does not excuse the content of the remarks themselves.
Let's try a quick shorter summary to add comedic value...
TrappedSlider : "Why don't you post around here?"
Phonelobster : "It's boring here."
Bozwevial : "I feel good about this place and myself as a person regardless of what you say!"
Phonelobster : "That sounds insecure."
Bozwevial : "You attacked my community unprovoked! I am taking offense! YOU DIDN'T SAY MY NAME, SAY IT! SAY IT!"
Oh look, I can do this too!
PhoneLobster: I find this place dull and uninspired. You guys have the wrong username, 'cause you don't seem very brilliant to me.
Bozwevial: You know, the whole community does not hinge upon your approval.
PhoneLobster: Oooh, somebody sounds insecure!
Bozwevial: You're somehow startled that I took offense to the remark?
PhoneLobster: THAT'S JUST WHAT AN INSECURE PERSON WOULD SAY, I'M GOING TO AVOID THE ARGUMENT ALTOGETHER
You see? Neither of the two are accurate, neither of the two are mature, and neither one of them gets us anywhere.
Yeah... you know what the response of a person secure with their enjoyment of the community would be? Not to bother commenting that's what.
That I feel your community is narrow and uninteresting is not automatically an insult, and only an insecure person would respond to it as such.
The fact that you felt the need to say "I mean, I don't want to sound so harsh, but..." does rather bat its eyelashes suggestively at the notion that yes, it is an insult. The reason I felt like stepping in is not, as you seem to be implying, that I somehow feel inadequate, but that I am reluctant to simply overlook the remarks. Not every problem disappears if I pretend it doesn't exist.
My point is that it's rather narrow-minded to not expect any objection when you make derogatory remarks (and no, please don't try to pretend that they weren't) about an entire community, especially if those remarks are based on stereotypes and a small sampling of the community.
Now that I've pointed that out, I'll let you get back to work deconstructing d20 Modern. Feel free to make a parting shot about my insecurity or something. Whatever makes you feel better, man.[/spoiler]
